Very nice feeling driving long distances. Comfort and steadiness is excellent. Superb grip on snow, a bit edgy when on the limit on ice. Priceworthy tires without a doubt!
Best Tires for the BMW 435d
BMW 435d drivers have left 14 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 83,200 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 14owner reviews
- 83,200 milescovered on them
- 13different tires rated
- 72%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the BMW 435d
The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 435d driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17, 255/30 R20 and 225/45 R18 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire.
Summer tires
No BMW 435d driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 435d reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 255/30 R20, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No BMW 435d driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 435d reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tires
No BMW 435d driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 435d reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 255/30 R20, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Weather tires
No BMW 435d driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 435d reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Fitment comes from each tire's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tire reviewed on the BMW 435d
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 12 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 | Summer | 68% | 2 | 700 miles |
Tire sizes BMW 435d drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.
What BMW 435d drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
They have been excellent over the winter months, they feel very solid on seriously wet roads and motorways and when it has been icy there hasn’t been any slip or loss of traction when accelerating or braking. No use in snowy conditions or warm hot weather as yet. Very glad I swapped my Primacy 3’s, nice in the dry but to me they didn’t feel solid particularly on wet motorways, these are a vast improvement in the wet.
Put 275/30 20r rears and 235/35 20r on front on my bmw435d stage 2 f33 xdrive..... the car did not like them with lots of slipping from the xdrive...the size was perfect match only thing i can think of is the rubber on the rears is harder than the fronts...hadn't problems until i fitted these and i won't be buying any again...4 tires for sale
Just tried the new Potenza Sport, a great leap forward compared to the past. stable tire safe and very sensitive to change of direction. kept at the impressive limit, a little noisy but average. very robust and communicative side, less flexible than ps4s, this is an advantage in sporty driving.
Compared to the S001 wider footprint, better road holding. for now I am very satisfied.
BEWARE New set of Jinyu YU63's came with the used car (BMW 435d x-drive - 2 years old at purchase). As the tires were new, I ran with them, knowing they were not a top brand (potentially a big mistake). No problems for 7000miles, or so I thought, but at the next annual service/MoT both rear tires were condemned; one with inner face sidewall failure - bulging, not visible from outside - and one with delamination of tread - again hard to spot during routine care and maintenance. The car now has a full set of new boots - the BMW recommended Bridgestone Potenza S001's - they are excellent. I run Conti Sport Contact on all my other cars and the Bridgestones are as good or better. I will never have a cheap set of tire's again. Not Recommended - potential disaster waiting to happen - imagine a complete side wall failure at 70 on the motorway. Cheap tires are a false economy.
A good improvement on the AS3, great grip in dry and wet. Car only goes sideways when forced. Road noise is quiet, Been great in snow too. Can't wait to get them on a track. Car is 390bhp and the tires handle it well though an awd system. Can't fault them.
Definitely buy again
For a mid-range brand it is not a bad tire. Surprised to read some of the other reviews about longevity as mine were down to 3.6 MM after 18,000 of spirited driving.
Dry handling is above average. Dry braking is average. Wet grip is average. Wet braking average. Lateral grip in the wet is where these are a let down. For an ‘A’ rated wet tire you would expect better characteristics in the wet. Fast corners or sweeping bends in the wet are not fully compatible with this tire.
Road feedback is okay. Handling could be better. It’s not a bad run flat for the money though. Given it’s price and it’s above average performance in most areas it’s value no doubt. It can be a bit hard or noisy at times but the progression makes up for that.
I would be interested in trying the 510 RFT version next based on my average experience with this. However, I may be swayed back to Michellin or Good Year depending on what offers are on at the time.
Dry handling is above average. Dry braking is average. Wet grip is average. Wet braking average. Lateral grip in the wet is where these are a let down. For an ‘A’ rated wet tire you would expect better characteristics in the wet. Fast corners or sweeping bends in the wet are not fully compatible with this tire.
Road feedback is okay. Handling could be better. It’s not a bad run flat for the money though. Given it’s price and it’s above average performance in most areas it’s value no doubt. It can be a bit hard or noisy at times but the progression makes up for that.
I would be interested in trying the 510 RFT version next based on my average experience with this. However, I may be swayed back to Michellin or Good Year depending on what offers are on at the time.
Had these on just the fronts.
Went up in width and my first impressions was amazing.
Then came to wet driving and they are incredibly bad. you just cant tell when its about to slip or anything of the sort
Its either full grip in a corner or nothing.
Road noise did increase as well vs other budget tyers I had before
They are pretty good at smoothing out potholes ect consiering they are only a 35 wall tire
For a cheap tire in the dry they are pretty good.
Just terrible in the rain from my experience
If you dont care about performance and just want a crusing tire these would be pretty good other than the increase in road noise
Again will state that only front tyers with these
Went up in width and my first impressions was amazing.
Then came to wet driving and they are incredibly bad. you just cant tell when its about to slip or anything of the sort
Its either full grip in a corner or nothing.
Road noise did increase as well vs other budget tyers I had before
They are pretty good at smoothing out potholes ect consiering they are only a 35 wall tire
For a cheap tire in the dry they are pretty good.
Just terrible in the rain from my experience
If you dont care about performance and just want a crusing tire these would be pretty good other than the increase in road noise
Again will state that only front tyers with these
Early days as I've only had these on for a few trips, replacing Bridgestone S001 RFT tires, and I certainly don't push my tires enough to know where the limits are. However, turn in seems quite good.
However, on the Comfort front, these tires are noticeably quieter than the Bridgestone S001 RFT tires. These I changed away from with ~5mm left on them, as they had a definite drone even at low speed (~25mph) let alone on National Speed Limited roads.
I've also measured the cabin noise over the same sections of road at 30 and 60 mph and can see the improvement compared to previous.
They also take rough roads and sleeping policemen in their stride, absorbing sharp edges well.
All of this is perhaps unsurprising as they did replace RunFlats of course.
However, on the Comfort front, these tires are noticeably quieter than the Bridgestone S001 RFT tires. These I changed away from with ~5mm left on them, as they had a definite drone even at low speed (~25mph) let alone on National Speed Limited roads.
I've also measured the cabin noise over the same sections of road at 30 and 60 mph and can see the improvement compared to previous.
They also take rough roads and sleeping policemen in their stride, absorbing sharp edges well.
All of this is perhaps unsurprising as they did replace RunFlats of course.
Bought the car a year ago with Accelera PHI tires. They were fine in the dry but frightening in the wet. Now on Michelin pilot sport 4s. Just buy them.....night and day.
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